So no one told me getting an M3 would get me hated on so hard!

[GVIFlyer]

I have had two recent encounters in the residential community in which I live and where I do my best to be a good neighbor, i.e., no aggressive driving. My wife and daughter are among the most polite and docile drivers on the road, yet my daughter has had to run a red light to get away from a man who angrily approached her BMW. Wifey has had to navigate to a police station in her Bimmer after a road-rager began tailgating her; regardless of her speed, obscenely gesticulating at her, and in general driving in an aggressive and threatening way.

I attribute much of these aberrant behaviors to the social and economic stress under which many live nowadays. The rest of it I just attribute to assholes.

[GP0256]

Originally Posted by carenthuziast

You'd probably get more looks if your M's weren't DCT.

This just made my day and I don't even hate on the DCT guys, I'm just old school! Lmao

[cliverman]

Don't worry about it. Waste of time.

[Tylenol Jones]

The world as a whole is probably getting harder as opposed to soft, but northern CA is the softest place on Earth.

[AdonM3]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

BlackMan,
I think it all depends where exactly one chooses to live, work and drive an M3 - or any other un-reasonably priced car the tree huggers can't appreciate, nor afford with a snap card, or government grant of some sort. Keep in mind over 30% of millennials still live at home with Mom and Dad, and many more are here illegally - and even more studied basket weaving in college. I have to be careful what I say here, because I am banned from the Politics/Religion Forum and I don't want to be banned from the General Forum. Moreover, there's a even a chance Lups will read this. Anyway, you live in California. And not just anywhere in CA, but in San Jose - minutes away from the suburbs of Berkley, Apple and Google eye. An M3 mixing in with the entitlement, uber traffic, is sure to be a trigger for many of the social justice freeloaders. Be careful where you park it, because you may find excrement on it, have it keyed, urine thrown in through the windows, or get the paint acid etched for good measure. Move away from the left coast. The governor is a communist sanctuary city lover, the taxes are draconian and even the Hollywood propaganda machine is located there. Be very careful driving a luxury car - or near luxury car - especially in certain California cities..

_

Cool story. I live in San Jose as well. I've owned my M3 for over 4 years and nobody has ever said anything negative to me or has done anything to my car. The moral of the story is don't drive like an asshole and you'll be okay. Doesn't matter where you live.

[SDPLV]

Normally I'm too far ahead to see reactions.

Only one person I've noticed ever pull down the window to say anything.

A bro in a brand new Kia Optima Sport something with temp tags rolling back and forth next to me at the light.

I walked him at a little over half throttle in S5, but poor guy really tried. When we met at the next light he pulled down his window and goes, "Hah! I'd like to see you do that against THAT car!" *points to Carrera 4S front of me*

I escorted the PCar till it took the next exit...

[cmo_93]

Same driving in Camry as M3; much more reactions in M3. A good balance of nice car and some honking and headlight flashing. I honestly never stop to see if its good or bad...

Although one guy went out of his way to get beside me and flip me off...likely, he doesn't know I saw him bc I never once looked over and pretended I didn't even know he was there...eventually he went back the other way.

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by AMG2M3

Are you sure it's not your driving style?

M3s are not fancy sports car that typically arouse jealousy from strangers. It's fairly innocuous looking to me and I like that way.

in urban California, M3 is just another BMW to most people and doesn't get noticed. In rural/suburban America, I can see the attention. But from my experience, that attention in rural areas are mostly positive and not negative.

I'm going to on the limb to say this regarding OP:

1. it's all in his head (as I posted before, how does he know they call him an asshole?)
2. or, he actually is driving like an asshole.

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by cmo_93

Same driving in Camry as M3; much more reactions in M3. A good balance of nice car and some honking and headlight flashing. I honestly never stop to see if its good or bad...

Although one guy went out of his way to get beside me and flip me off...likely, he doesn't know I saw him bc I never once looked over and pretended I didn't even know he was there...eventually he went back the other way.

that's a really good de-escalation practice to follow. Kudos to you. Even if you did something intentionally, acting oblivious usually de-escalates the situation.

No disagreement is worth getting arrested or getting hurt over these days, especially if you have more to lose on your end. Always think, how would your current/future wife/employer view you when you tell them you're in county jail over a road rage incident? Sadly there's enough people out there who feel like they have an "honor" to keep for getting "disrespected".

[Spun Crankhub]

To be clear, I will overtake cars that are going 30 in a 40, I do not wot as I pass but merely accelerate enough to make a safe lane change in which no one Im passing has to either brake or adjust their steering wheel. It is for this reason that I have had a few cars pull up to subsequent traffic lights with a comment regarding my driving, which is never reckless. How many speeding tickets do some of the haters on this thread have? I have 1 in my entire 19 years of driving.

[Spun Crankhub]

Originally Posted by kepler

Dear BlackMan,
I meant to tell you and completely forgot. I'm sorry! I've failed you once again!
Sincerely,
WhiteMan

Whoa whoa whoa guys, we have a member of the Alt right here on the post. Glad to see these guys poking their heads out from under their sheets with holes cut out for eyes.

[Spun Crankhub]

Maybe my akra exhaust/VF620 are too loud for people. Oh well.

[GVIFlyer]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

BlackMan,
I think it all depends where exactly one chooses to live, work and drive an M3 - or any other un-reasonably priced car the tree huggers can't appreciate, nor afford with a snap card, or government grant of some sort. Keep in mind over 30% of millennials still live at home with Mom and Dad, and many more are here illegally - and even more studied basket weaving in college. I have to be careful what I say here, because I am banned from the Politics/Religion Forum and I don't want to be banned from the General Forum. Moreover, there's a even a chance Lups will read this. Anyway, you live in California. And not just anywhere in CA, but in San Jose - minutes away from the suburbs of Berkley, Apple and Google eye. An M3 mixing in with the entitlement, uber traffic, is sure to be a trigger for many of the social justice freeloaders. Be careful where you park it, because you may find excrement on it, have it keyed, urine thrown in through the windows, or get the paint acid etched for good measure. Move away from the left coast. The governor is a communist sanctuary city lover, the taxes are draconian and even the Hollywood propaganda machine is located there. Be very careful driving a luxury car - or near luxury car - especially in certain California cities..

_

I no longer live in California, rather Moscow on the Mississippi, but I came out to my car, parked in the Whole Foods parking lot, to find that someone had written "Materialistic Asshole" on my windshield in red lipstick.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by BOOF-M3

Sometimes I think I'm invisible on the road. Hey Blackman, I had a buddy years ago and he looked to race every car he passed on the road. Didn't matter the car or if the driver was 80. Let's just say he got more honks and middle fingers in one day than I have gotten in a lifetime of driving. Whenever we would go somewhere as a group he wanted to drive but no one wanted to be his passenger so he would drive alone. Are you this guy lol.
:

I'm pretty sure..You are talking about the Stig !

[e92m3_jesse]

I get nothing but thumbs up from everyday drivers and other M owners. Hate to say this but maybe it's your driving style.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by MadeInTaiwan

I get nothing but thumbs up from everyday drivers and other M owners. Hate to say this but maybe it's your driving style.

I'm pretty sure your thumbs are actually middle fingers .

[magicaltrout]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

BlackMan,
I think it all depends where exactly one chooses to live, work and drive an M3 - or any other un-reasonably priced car the tree huggers can't appreciate, nor afford with a snap card, or government grant of some sort. Keep in mind over 30% of millennials still live at home with Mom and Dad, and many more are here illegally - and even more studied basket weaving in college. I have to be careful what I say here, because I am banned from the Politics/Religion Forum and I don't want to be banned from the General Forum. Moreover, there's a even a chance Lups will read this. Anyway, you live in California. And not just anywhere in CA, but in San Jose - minutes away from the suburbs of Berkley, Apple and Google eye. An M3 mixing in with the entitlement, uber traffic, is sure to be a trigger for many of the social justice freeloaders. Be careful where you park it, because you may find excrement on it, have it keyed, urine thrown in through the windows, or get the paint acid etched for good measure. Move away from the left coast. The governor is a communist sanctuary city lover, the taxes are draconian and even the Hollywood propaganda machine is located there. Be very careful driving a luxury car - or near luxury car - especially in certain California cities..

_

An M3 is nothing special in these parts of the bay area, let alone an "old" E9x. Every luxury car, maybe about 25% of the cars on the road, are BMW/MBZ/Tesla/Porsche. How do I know? I've lived here for 30 years and I work/live in the area. Quit trying to turn this political. It's always "these damn liburals," for some fucking reason and never about personal responsibility. The simplest explanation and the most agreed upon is that OP was driving like an ass.

[cliverman]

Doesn't matter where you live - drive like an ass - you get what you deserve.
No political BS. Red neck in a GT, pretentious CA prick, snotty yankee, etc...all the same.

[cmo_93]

Originally Posted by GVFlyer

I no longer live in California, rather Moscow on the Mississippi, but I came out to my car, parked in the Whole Foods parking lot, to find that someone had written "Materialistic Asshole" on my windshield in red lipstick.

Now that is just ridiculous...

[MaximusB]

Only time someone gave me the finger was a homeless guy tried to clean my windshield while I was a traffic light.

I simply wave no to him, wasn't trying to rude but I had no change with me. And who carry change with them nowadays? Smallest bill in Canada is $5 and I'm not paying $5 to anyone to clean my windshield.

[GP0256]

Originally Posted by BlackMan

Maybe my akra exhaust/VF620 are too loud for people. Oh well.

People always hear me coming with my Meisterschaft GT2 Titanium exhaust...... so ignorantly loud!!!

[carenthuziast]

Originally Posted by MaximusB

Only time someone gave me the finger was a homeless guy tried to clean my windshield while I was a traffic light.

I simply wave no to him, wasn't trying to rude but I had no change with me. And who carry change with them nowadays? Smallest bill in Canada is $5 and I'm not paying $5 to anyone to clean my windshield.

If he was aggressive, the $5 you would pay would be for him to go away and not scratch up your windshield, vice an actual windshield wash.